EP3134692A1

EP3134692A1 - Cooling device

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Publication number: EP3134692A1
Application number: EP15719425.9A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Josef Müller; Andreas Hoffmann; Ralf THURMANN
Original assignee: Dometic SARL
Current assignee: B Medical Systems SARL
Priority date: 2015-04-15
Filing date: 2015-04-15
Publication date: 2017-03-01
Anticipated expiration: 2035-04-15
Also published as: KR20170138917A; DK3134692T3; EP3134692B1; AU2015391356A1; CN107567571B; TW201641904A; WO2016165763A1; US20180023876A1; US10309712B2; CN107567571A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooling device 100, in particular a freezer, comprising a cooling circuit 200 which has a compressor 210, at least one evaporator 220 and a condenser; a cooling stock space 300 that can be closed on its upper side; and a coolant reservoir 400 which at least partially encloses an upper region of the cooling stock space 300, wherein the at least one evaporator 220 is arranged in the coolant reservoir 400, and wherein the at least one evaporator 220 at least partially encloses the upper region of the cooling stock space 300.

Description

cooler

The invention relates to a cooling device, in particular a freezer or cooler for the storage and transport of medical products, such as vaccines or blood products.

Such cooling devices can be used in remote areas, for example in developing countries, in which a stable and secure continuous power supply can not be ensured, for example via a power grid. However, especially in these areas, in which extreme climatic conditions usually prevail, an uninterrupted cold chain for food and / or medical products, such as vaccines or blood products, is often necessary. In particular, the handling and storage of such products within the manufacturer's conditions to maintain the usability and effectiveness of the products is often difficult, which is considered a cause of the extremely poor living conditions of people living there and contributes significantly to high mortality among other things.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has therefore established a catalog of minimum criteria to be met by the refrigeration equipment used for the transport and storage of medical products. In particular, insulated boxes with ice bags or so-called freeze packs have become established for transport over short distances, with which the necessary cooling of the stored substances can be ensured at least during the short-term transport. There are stricter requirements for the storage of medical products. Thus, the cooling temperature must not be more than plus 8 degrees Celsius and not less than plus 2 degrees Celsius, especially for various vaccines and blood products. Furthermore, sufficient cooling must be ensured even in the event of a power failure. Thus, in particular electric cooling devices with or without cooling elements or battery-powered cooling elements into consideration. It turned out to be practicable to produce the necessary energy for the operation photovoltaic, since the solar irradiation in most developing countries over the entire year is sufficiently high.

A failure of the power supply, but also the need to be able to transport medical products in coolers over land, it makes it necessary, for example, to produce ice, with which the refrigerated goods can be cooled during the energy-free time or transportation. Such energy losses occur, for example, in a photovoltaic-operated cooling device regularly during the sunshine-free time (eg, at night or clouds). Such failures but can also occur in network operation, since a stable power supply is certainly not safe, especially in remote areas. In such mains-powered cooling devices, the so-called "hold-over" time is also very low, generally less than 20 hours, which is the time span within which the internal temperature rises by a maximum of 10 degrees Celsius at 32 degrees Celsius ambient temperature.

To be able to effectively freeze water, for example, a temperature is often required that is well below 0 degrees Celsius to ensure adequate cooling of the water and thus rapid ice formation. For example, cooling devices are known which, in addition to a cooling space for the products to be stored, have a freezer space for producing the ice bags or freeze packs. The ice packs or freeze packs can be used to bridge energy-free time.

For freezing the water and / or the ice bag, a cooling circuit can be used. Due to the limited availability of electrical energy, it is necessary for the freezing process to take place with a minimum of energy and time. In addition, since the cooling devices should be transportable, their handiness must be ensured. For example, outer dimension and weight should be minimized.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cooling device which provides a reduced energy and time for a freezing process while meeting the prescribed criteria and objectives. In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cooling device that has a compact, reliable and simple construction.

The object of the invention is achieved by the subject matter of the independent claim. Preferred, optional embodiments and particular aspects of the invention will be apparent from the dependent claims, the drawings and the description which follows.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a cooling device, in particular a freezer, is proposed. The cooling device comprises a cooling circuit comprising a compressor, at least one evaporator and a condenser; a closable at its top Kühlgutraum; and a coolant reservoir which at least partially encloses an upper region of the refrigerated goods space, wherein the at least one evaporator is arranged in the coolant reservoir, and wherein the at least one evaporator at least partially surrounds the upper region of the refrigerated goods space. According to the embodiments described below, an energy and time expenditure for a freezing process can be reduced, and at the same time the prescribed criteria and objectives can be met. In addition, the cooling device according to the invention has a compact, reliable and simple construction. In particular, can be ensured by the arrangement of the at least one evaporator of the cooling circuit in the coolant reservoir, ie in the cooling liquid, for example in water, a good energy flow between the cooling liquid and the at least one evaporator, whereby a rapid freezing of the cooling liquid is made possible with reduced energy consumption. In other words, according to embodiments, ice can be made quickly and efficiently. The ice cream can also be referred to as "ice cream coat" or "icing". In addition, the provision of the coolant reservoir no additional refrigerator for freezing or storage of ice bags or freeze packs necessary, whereby the cooling device can be made compact and simple.

According to some embodiments that may be combined with other embodiments described herein, the at least one evaporator is disposed in a lower portion of the coolant reservoir. For example, the at least one evaporator is arranged to freeze the coolant, in particular water, starting from a lower region of the coolant reservoir to an upper region of the coolant reservoir. As a result, the refrigerant can expand in the freezing process without resistance, whereby damage to the coolant reservoir during the freezing process can be prevented by the volume increase. By way of example, the coolant reservoir may be an upwardly open coolant reservoir, so that the coolant can expand upwards without resistance during freezing. The top open coolant reservoir can be closed by a lid, for example, with the same lid, with which the top of the Kühlgutraumes is closed. Alternatively, the coolant reservoir can also be formed from a partially closed, one-piece container in which the at least one evaporator is arranged.

In some implementations, the at least one evaporator is configured as a tube evaporator. For example, the at least one evaporator may comprise at least one loop, and in particular three or more loops. Thereby, the at least one evaporator can be arranged in a simple manner and with little effort in the coolant reservoir, so that the at least one evaporator is guided around the region of the Kühlgutraumes. Through the tube evaporator, which may have one or more loops, the coolant in the coolant reservoir can be uniformly cooled and frozen. It is also conceivable that the designed as a tube evaporator evaporator is arranged in the coolant reservoir, that this has a slope. According to some embodiments, which may be combined with other embodiments described herein, the coolant reservoir encloses the upper portion, and in particular an upper peripheral portion of the Kühlgutraumes at least partially or even completely. As a result, the refrigerated goods space or the refrigerated goods can be cooled uniformly and from all sides, so that a temperature distribution within the refrigerated goods space is homogeneous. This is particularly advantageous for the storage of medical products, since, for example, the entire vaccine or all blood products are exposed to substantially the same temperature.

According to some embodiments that may be combined with other embodiments described herein, the upper portion of the refrigerated goods space that the refrigerant reservoir at least partially or completely encloses corresponds to 10% to 90% of a height of the refrigerated goods space, and more preferably 40% to 60% of the height of the refrigerated goods space Kühlgutraumes. As a result, on the one hand sufficient cooling of the refrigerated goods space can be ensured, and on the other hand, a weight of the cooling device can be reduced because the refrigerated goods space is not completely, ie not over its entire height, surrounded by the coolant reservoir or embedded in this or submerged.

According to some embodiments that may be combined with other embodiments described herein, the coolant reservoir is open or closed at the top. In some implementations, the coolant reservoir has a U-shaped cross-section. For example, the U-shaped cross-section may be open at the top, so that the coolant can expand without resistance during freezing upwards.

In accordance with some embodiments that may be combined with other embodiments described herein, the coolant reservoir includes outer walls that are at least partially undulated or rotated. For example, the outer walls of the coolant reservoir in a direction which is perpendicular to the vertical extent of the Kühlgutraumes, be formed wavy or rotated. Thereby, the cooling device, and in particular the coolant reservoir, can be provided with increased stability.

In some embodiments that may be combined with other embodiments described herein, the cooling device includes a cold room having four cold room side walls, a cold room floor, and a lid configured to close the cold food space at its top. For example, a receiving space or cavity may be formed between the four cooling space side walls of the cooling space and the outer walls of the cooling goods space, wherein the coolant reservoir may be arranged in this receiving space. The receiving space can be at least partially filled with air and / or with an insulating material, for example an insulating foam, be filled. By the insulating material, a thermal energy flow between the coolant reservoir and the Kühlgutraum be set or influenced.

Typically, the coolant reservoir is arranged at a distance from the four cooling-chamber side walls of the cooling space and / or the outer walls of the cooling-goods space. By providing a distance between the Kühlgutraum and the coolant reservoir, a predetermined thermal insulation between the Kühlgutraum and the coolant reservoir can be provided. In some embodiments, the distance is selected so that predetermined heat exchange between the Kühlgutraum and the coolant reservoir can take place. This can be prevented, for example, that the interior and the walls of the Kühlgutraumes fall to a temperature of below 2 degrees Celsius.

According to some embodiments that may be combined with other embodiments described herein, the cooling device is configured to provide a temperature in the refrigerated goods compartment in a particular range of, in particular, plus 2 to plus 8 degrees Celsius, for example, when a primary cooling electric circuit of the refrigeration device due to a power interruption (FIG. eg at night, in clouds or in case of power failure) is not functional. This can be done for example by a suitable design of the coolant circuit, the volume of the coolant reservoir, the height of the coolant reservoir, the type and amount of the insulating material in the receiving space, the distance between the Kühlgutraum and the coolant reservoir and / or a combination of these measures. Optionally, further a heating device can be provided, which is designed to supply heat to the refrigerated goods space. This can be prevented, for example, that the interior of the Kühlgutraumes drops to a temperature of below 2 degrees Celsius.

Typically, the cooling device is a freezer for storing and transporting medical products, such as vaccines or blood products. Such freezers can advantageously be used in remote areas, for example in developing countries, in which a stable and secure continuous energy supply, for example via a power grid can not be guaranteed.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the figures and will be described in more detail below. Show it:

1 is a schematic representation of a cooling device according to embodiments of the present disclosure, FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the cooling device of FIG. 1 according to embodiments of the present disclosure; FIG.

3 shows a schematic illustration of a cooling circuit of a cooling device according to embodiments of the disclosure,

4 is a schematic sectional view of a cooling device with a tube evaporator with loops according to embodiments of the present disclosure,

5 is a schematic representation of a coolant reservoir,

6 shows a transparent view of the coolant reservoir shown in FIG.

In the following, unless otherwise stated, the same reference numerals are used for the same and equivalent elements.

1 shows a schematic representation of a cooling device 100.

The cooling device 100 comprises a cooling circuit 200 which has a compressor 210, at least one evaporator 220 and a condenser (not shown), a refrigerated goods space 300 closable on its upper side, and a coolant reservoir 400 which at least partially encloses an upper region of the refrigerated goods space 300. The evaporator 220 is arranged in the coolant reservoir 400 and encloses the upper region of the Kühlgutraumes 300 at least partially. Typically, the coolant reservoir 400 is a tank or tub suitable for receiving a coolant or coolant (not shown), such as water. The refrigerated goods space 300 is provided and designed for receiving or storing refrigerated goods, for example of medical products.

A failure of the power supply, as occurs for example in a photovoltaic-powered cooling device regularly during the sunshine-free time, for example, at night or cloudy sky, but also the need to be able to transport medical products in the cooling device over land, makes it necessary, for example To produce ice, with which the refrigerated goods can be cooled in the Kühlgutraum 300 during the energy-free time or transport.

The arrangement of the at least one evaporator 220 of the cooling circuit directly in the coolant reservoir 400, that is to say in the coolant, for example water, allows a good energy balance to be achieved. Loss between the coolant and the at least one evaporator 220 can be ensured, whereby a rapid freezing of the coolant is made possible with reduced energy expenditure, see also Fig. 5 and Fig. 6. In other words, according to the invention, ice can be produced quickly and efficiently. The ice cream can also be referred to as "ice cream coat" or "icing". In addition, the provision of the coolant reservoir 400, no additional cooling space for freezing or storing ice bags or freeze packs necessary, whereby the cooling device 100 is compact, easy and inexpensive to produce. Also, the ice bag or freeze packs themselves are not necessary, which further simplifies a construction of the cooling device 100 and reduces manufacturing costs, in particular because fewer moving parts are present.

The coolant reservoir 400 and / or the at least one evaporator 220 does not extend beyond the upper side or an upper edge of the cooling space 300. As a result, the cooling device 100 can be made compact. In particular, a height of the cooling device 100 can be minimized since the at least one evaporator 220 surrounds the upper region of the refrigerated goods space 300 and is thus not arranged above or below the refrigerated goods space 300.

The compressor 210 and / or the condenser may be arranged on one side of the refrigerated goods space 300. As a result, a compact structure can be made possible. In particular, by the lateral arrangement of the compressor 210 and / or the capacitor, the height of the cooling device 100 can be further reduced and the influence of unavoidable heat generation of the cooling device on the cooling space is minimized.

The cooling circuit is preferably designed as a refrigerator that uses a thermodynamic cycle. In such a thermodynamic cycle, heat can be taken up, for example, by the compressor, at a location, for example, the coolant to be frozen, below the ambient temperature and delivered elsewhere at a higher temperature, for example, on the capacitor.

The refrigerated goods space 300 according to the embodiments described here has the top side and a bottom side. The terms "top" and "bottom" refer to opposite sides of the refrigerated goods space 300 and the cooling device 100. The top and the bottom are connected by side walls. The underside may also be referred to as a "bottom." The upper side has an opening through which the refrigerated goods space 300 is accessible from the outside The opening is closable and can be closed in particular by a cover (not shown).

FIG. 2 shows a schematic sectional view of the cooling device 100 of FIG. 1. The evaporator 220 is configured to freeze the coolant starting from a lower portion of the coolant reservoir 400 toward an upper portion of the coolant reservoir 400. In other words, the coolant freezes from the bottom of the Kühlgutraumes 300 and the cooling device 100 toward the top of the Kühlgutraumes 300 or the cooling device 100, indicated by the arrow A. This allows the refrigerant during the freezing process without resistance, causing damage the coolant reservoir 400 or the cooling device 100 is prevented.

The evaporator 220 may be disposed in a lower portion of the coolant reservoir 400 to freeze the coolant beginning at the lower portion of the coolant reservoir 400 toward the upper portion of the coolant reservoir 400. For example, as seen in FIG. 2, the evaporator 220 is disposed in the lower two-thirds or a lower half of the coolant reservoir 400. Typically, the at least one evaporator 220 is arranged in the coolant reservoir 400 such that the at least one evaporator 220 is at least partially, and in particular completely, surrounded by the coolant or immersed in the coolant.

The coolant reservoir 400 may have a volume that can accommodate a predetermined amount of the coolant. In this case, less than 90%, and in particular between 50% and 90% of the volume of the coolant reservoir 400 can be filled with the coolant. In other words, the coolant reservoir 400 can be filled with the coolant up to a certain height, which is smaller than the total height of the coolant reservoir 400. As a result, the coolant can expand upwards during freezing without it emerging from the coolant reservoir 400.

As can be seen in particular in FIGS. 5 and 6, the coolant reservoir 400 is open at the top. However, it is also conceivable that the coolant reservoir 400 is closed at the top. When the coolant reservoir 400 is closed at the top, in some implementations, less than 90%, and more particularly, between 50% and 90% of the volume of the coolant reservoir 400 may be filled with the coolant, thereby preventing damage to the coolant reservoir 400 and the cooling device 100, respectively can be.

The coolant reservoir 400 has a U-shaped cross section, as shown by way of example in FIG. 2. The U-shaped cross-section is open at the top, so that the refrigerant can expand upwards without resistance during freezing, whereby damage to the coolant reservoir 400 or the cooling device 100 is prevented. Typically, the upper open coolant reservoir 400 is closed by a lid (not shown), and in particular by the same lid, which also closes the top of the Kühlgutraumes 300. The coolant can be water. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the use of water, and any other coolant or coolant suitable for the purpose may be used.

The coolant reservoir 400 comprises outer walls 412, which are designed to be wavy or rotated in a direction substantially perpendicular to the vertical extent of the refrigerated goods space 300, as shown in the example of FIG. 2. Thereby, the cooling device 100, and in particular, the coolant reservoir 400 can be provided with increased stability.

The cooling device 100 comprises a cooling space 110 having four cooling space sidewalls 112, a cooling chamber floor 114 and a closable cover (not shown) which is arranged to close the cooling space 300 at its upper side. The refrigerated goods space 300 and the coolant reservoir 400 are arranged in the cooling space 110 or inserted into the cooling space 110. Typically, the top of Kühlgutraumes 300 and the open top coolant reservoir 400 are closed by the same lid. As a result, the cooling device 100 may have a simple construction.

Between the four cooling space side walls 112 of the cooling space 110 and the outer walls 312 of the refrigerated goods space 300, a receiving space 120 or cavity is formed. The coolant reservoir 400 is arranged in this receiving space 120. The receiving space 120 is at least partially filled with air, as shown in Fig. 2, and / or an insulating material (not shown), for example, a Isolierschaum. The insulating material thermally isolates the refrigerated goods space 300 from the environment of the refrigerating device 100 or the outside world.

Typically, the coolant reservoir 400 is spaced from the four cooling chamber sidewalls 112 of the cooling space 110 and / or the outer walls 312 of the refrigerated goods space 300. By providing a distance between the refrigerated goods space 300 and the coolant reservoir 400, a predetermined thermal insulation between the refrigerated goods space 300 and the coolant reservoir 400 is achieved. The distance is selected so that a predetermined heat exchange between the Kühlgutraum 300 and the coolant reservoir 400 takes place. This prevents the interior of the refrigerated goods space 300 from dropping to a temperature of below 2 degrees Celsius. The area between the refrigerated goods space 300 and the coolant reservoir 400 may be at least partially filled with the insulating material, for example the insulating foam.

The cooling space 110, the coolant reservoir 400 and / or the refrigerated goods space 300 preferably consists or consist of a plastic, for example of polyethylene or polypropylene. Of course, the corresponding parts may also consist of another suitable material, in particular of metal. The cooling space 110, the coolant reservoir 400 and the refrigerated goods space 300 are integrally formed in the present exemplary embodiment. However, the cooling space 110, the coolant reservoir 400 and the refrigerated goods space 300 may also be designed in several parts.

The cooling device 100 enables the refrigerated goods space 300 to provide a temperature in a certain range of, for example, plus 2 to plus 8 degrees Celsius, for example if the primary electric cooling circuit of the cooling device 100 is inoperative due to a power failure, for example, at night or in cloudy skies or in the event of a power failure is. This is done by a suitable design of the coolant circuit, the volume of the coolant reservoir 400, the height of the coolant reservoir 400, the type and amount of the insulating material in the receiving space 120, the distance between the Kühlgutraum 300 and the coolant reservoir 400 and / or a combination of these measures. Optionally, further provided may be a heater (not shown) configured to supply heat to the refrigerated goods compartment 300. This can be prevented, for example, that the interior of the Kühlgutraumes 300 drops to a temperature of below 2 degrees Celsius. By way of example, such a heating device can be battery-operated so that the heating device is functional even in the absence of an external energy source.

3 shows a schematic representation of the cooling circuit of the cooling device 100. FIG. 4 shows a schematic sectional view of the cooling device 100 with the evaporator 220 with loops according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

The evaporator 220 is designed as a tube evaporator and extends at least partially in a circumferential direction of the refrigerated goods space 300, so that the evaporator at least partially surrounds the upper region of the refrigerated goods space 300, and in particular an upper peripheral region of the refrigerated goods space 300.

In this case, the evaporator 220 comprises at least one loop, and according to the described embodiment, three loops. As a result, the at least one evaporator 220 can be arranged in a simple manner and with little effort in the coolant reservoir 400, so that the evaporator 220 is guided around the upper region of the refrigerated goods space 300. By means of the loop-shaped tube evaporator, the coolant in the coolant reservoir 400 can be uniformly cooled and frozen. As shown in the example of FIGS. 3 and 4, the evaporator 220 comprises a tube 222 which extends from the compressor 210 at least partially around a peripheral region of the Kühlgutraumes 300 and then after a first (vertical) bend 224 by about 180 ° back in the direction of the compressor 210 is running. This course forms a first loop. The evaporator 220 has a second (vertical) bend 226 of about 180 ° to form a second loop, etc. In the described embodiment, the evaporator 230 has three loops, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. However, evaporator is also conceivable, which has fewer or more loops.

Furthermore, an alternative embodiment of an evaporator 220 is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. The evaporator 220 has a tube 222, which extends from the (not shown) Compressor 210 coming around a peripheral region of the Kühlgutraumes 300. Here, the pipe runs with a slight slope of about 5 ° to 15 °.

Regardless of the actual configuration of the evaporator 220, the coolant reservoir 400 encloses the upper region of the Kühlgutraumes 300, and in particular the upper peripheral region of the Kühlgutraumes 300 completely. As a result, the refrigerated goods space 300 is cooled uniformly and from all sides, so that the temperature distribution within the refrigerated goods space 300 is homogeneous. This is particularly advantageous for the storage of medical products, since the stored articles, for example the vaccine or blood products, are exposed to substantially the same temperature.

The at least partially or completely enclosed by the coolant reservoir 400 upper portion of the Kühlgutraumes 300 corresponds to 10% to 90% of the height of the Kühlgutraumes 300, and in particular 40% to 60% of the height of the Kühlgutraumes 300. This is on the one hand, a sufficient cooling of the Kühlgutraumes 300th ensured, and on the other hand, the weight of the cooling device 100 is reduced because the Kühlgutraum 300 is not completely, so over its entire height, surrounded by the coolant reservoir 400 or embedded in this or immersed.

In the exemplary embodiment, the cooling device 100 is designed as a freezer for storing and transporting medical products, for example vaccines or blood products. Such freezers can advantageously be used in remote areas, for example in developing countries, in which a stable and secure continuous energy supply, for example via a power grid can not be guaranteed.

The present invention specifies a cooling device in which at least one evaporator is arranged directly in a coolant reservoir or in the coolant. Due to the arrangement of the vaporizer of the cooling circuit in the coolant reservoir, so in the coolant, such as water, a good flow of energy between the coolant and the evaporator can be ensured, whereby a rapid freezing of the coolant, for example in less than 1 hour, is made possible with reduced energy consumption. In addition, the provision of the coolant reservoir no additional refrigerator for freezing or storage of ice bags or freeze packs necessary, whereby the cooling device can be made compact and simple. Furthermore, manufacturing costs can be reduced because no such separate ice pack or freeze packs are necessary and the cooling device can be produced in a simple and cost-effective manner.

Claims

1. Cooling device (100), in particular freezer, comprising:

a refrigeration cycle (200) having a compressor (210), at least one evaporator (220) and a condenser;

a Kühlgutraum (300) closable on its upper side; and

a coolant reservoir (400) which at least partially encloses an upper region of the refrigerated goods space (300), wherein the at least one evaporator (220) is arranged in the coolant reservoir (400), and wherein the at least one evaporator (220) covers the upper region of the refrigerated goods space ( 300) at least partially encloses.

2. Cooling device (100) according to claim 1, wherein the evaporator (220) is arranged in a lower region of the coolant reservoir (400).

3. Cooling device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the evaporator (220) is a tube evaporator.

4. Cooling device (100) according to claim 3, wherein the evaporator (220) comprises at least one loop, and in particular three or more loops.

5. Cooling device (100) according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the evaporator (220) is adapted to freeze a coolant, in particular water, in the coolant reservoir (400).

6. The cooling device (100) of claim 5, wherein the evaporator (220) is configured to freeze the coolant from a lower portion of the coolant reservoir (400) to an upper portion of the coolant reservoir (400).

7. Cooling device (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the coolant reservoir (400) completely surrounds the upper region of the Kühlgutraumes (300), in particular wherein the coolant reservoir (400) completely encloses an upper peripheral region of the Kühlgutraumes (300).

8. Cooling device (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the upper portion of the Kühlgutraumes (300), the coolant reservoir (400) at least partially encloses, corresponds to 10% to 90% of a height of the Kühlgutraumes (300), in particular wherein the upper Area of Kühlgutraumes 40% to 60% of the height of the Kühlgutraumes (300) corresponds.

9. Cooling device (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the coolant reservoir (400) is an upwardly open coolant reservoir (400).

10. Cooling device (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the coolant reservoir (400) has a U-shaped cross section.

11. Cooling device (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the coolant reservoir (400) comprises outer walls (412) which are at least partially undulating.

12. Cooling device (100) according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising a cooling space (110) with four cooling-chamber side walls (112), a cooling space bottom (114) and a lid which is arranged to close the cooling goods space (300) on its upper side ,

13. The cooling device (100) according to claim 12, wherein a receiving space (120) is formed between the four cooling-chamber side walls (112) of the cooling space (110) and outer walls (312) of the cooling goods space (312), and wherein the coolant reservoir (400) is in the receiving space (120) is arranged.

14. Cooling device (100) according to claim 13, wherein the coolant reservoir (400) is arranged at a distance from the four cooling-chamber side walls (112) of the cooling space (110) and / or the outer walls (312) of the cooling goods space (300).

15. Cooling device (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the cooling device (100) is adapted to provide a temperature in the refrigerated goods space (300) in a certain range, in particular plus 2 to plus 8 degrees Celsius.

16. The cooling device according to claim 1, wherein the cooling device is a freezer for storing and transporting medical products.